In the event of an infringement or failure to comply with the provisions mentioned in articles L. 511-5, L. 511-6 et L. 511-7 or in Book IV, the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs may ask the judicial authority to prescribe in summary proceedings or on application, under the conditions provided for in the 8 of the I of article 6 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June…
When the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs asks the civil court to order one of the measures mentioned in this chapter, it may also ask the court seised to order a civil fine when this is provided for by the provisions mentioned in Articles L. 511-5 à L. 511-7 or in Book IV.
A Conseil d’Etat decree sets out the terms and conditions for applying articles L. 524-1 to L. 524-4.
Before the criminal courts, the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs may, at the request of the court, present its observations at the hearing.
Obstructing authorised agents from carrying out their duties in breach of the provisions of article L. 512-4 is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in proportion to the benefits derived from the offence, to 10% of average annual turnover, calculated on the basis of the last three annual turnover figures known on the date of the offence.
Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under Article L. 531-1 shall also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 131-27 of the Criminal Code, to hold a public office or to engage in the professional or social activity in the exercise or on the occasion of the exercise of which the offence was committed, or to engage in a commercial or…
Failure to comply with the deposit measure mentioned in article L. 512-26 is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros.
Failure to comply with the seizure measure mentioned in article L. 512-29 is punishable by three years’ imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros.
In the event of conviction for offences punishable under articles L. 531-3 and L. 531-4, the court may also order: 1° That the decision be displayed and distributed in accordance with the conditions set out in the article 131-35 of the Penal Code; 2° The broadcasting of one or more messages. The judgment shall set out the terms of these messages and how they are to be disseminated and shall…
Without prejudice to any other penalties incurred, where the non-compliance of a product with the regulations has been established by a test or analysis, carried out following the taking of a sample pursuant to this book, the person responsible for placing the product on the market or, where applicable, any other person responsible for the non-compliance shall bear, as a penalty imposed by the administrative authority, the costs of sampling,…
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